Bentham, G. in Hooker, W.J. (1842), Notes on Mimoseae, with a synopsis of species. London Journal of Botany 1: 376 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Endeavour River and Cape Flinders, North Coast, Cunningham."

Bentham, G. (5 October 1864), Flora Australiensis 2: 407 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 46 [secondary reference]

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 163 [secondary reference]

• Vernacular: I-wa-wal

Domin, K. (1926), Beitrage zur Flora und Pflanzengeographie Australiens. Bibliotheca Botanica 22(89): 823 [secondary reference]

Specht, R.L. in Specht, R.L. & Mountford, C.P. (ed.) (August 1958), The Gymnospermae and Angiospermae collected on the Arnhem Land Expedition. Records of the American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land No. 3 Botany and Plant Ecology: 235 [secondary reference]

Chippendale, G.M. (17 April 1972), Check List of Northern Territory Plants. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 96(4): 237 [secondary reference]

Pedley, L. (1975), Revision of the extra-Australian species of Acacia subg. Heterophyllum. Contributions from the Queensland Herbarium 18: 19 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: "Cape Flinders, Aug. 118/1820, Cunningham (K; BM, iso)."

Pedley, L. (20 July 1978), A revision of Acacia Mill. in Queensland, Part 1. Austrobaileya 1(2): 175-176 [secondary reference]

Williams, K.A.W. (1980), Native Plants of Queensland Edn. 2, 1: 6 [secondary reference]

Pedley, L. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1984), Mimosaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 1: 353 [secondary reference]

Dunlop, C.R. (1987), Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Northern Territory. Technical Report: Conservation Commission of the Northern Territory 26: 49 [secondary reference]

Pedley, L. (24 September 1987), Racosperma Martius (Leguminosae: Mimosoideae) in Queensland: a checklist. Austrobaileya 2(4): 351 [basionym]

basionym of: Racosperma leptocarpum (Benth.) Pedley legitimate

Hyland, B.P.M., Gray, B. & Elick, R.W. in Cooper, W.E. & Cooper, W.T. (1994), Appendix I: Provisional Species List. Fruits of the Rainforest: 307 [secondary reference]

Dunlop, C.R., Leach, G.J. & Cowie, I.D. (1995), Flora of the Darwin Region 2: 13, Fig. 5 [secondary reference]

Hyland, B.P.M., Whiffin, T.P., Christophel, D.C., Gray, B., Elick, R.W. & Ford, A.J. (1999), Australian tropical rain forest trees and shrubs. Australian tropical rain forest trees and shrubs: 73 [secondary reference]

Tindale, M.D. & Kodela, P.G. in Orchard, A.E. & Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (2001), Flora of Australia 11B: 166, Plate 26, Fig. 36A-C, Map 236 APC [secondary reference]

• Type: Cape Flinders, [Qld], Aug. 1820, A.Cunningham 118 ; lecto: K, fide L.Pedley, Contr. Queensland Herb. 18: 19 (1975); isolecto: BM n.v.

nomenclatural synonym: Racosperma leptocarpum (Benth.) Pedley legitimate pro parte taxonomic synonym: Acacia polystachya A.Cunn. ex Benth. legitimate

• APC Dist.: WA, NT, Qld

Maslin, B.R. (9 July 2001), Wattle - Acacias of Australia: - [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Racosperma leptocarpum (Benth.) Pedley legitimate taxonomic synonym: Acacia polystachya A.Cunn. ex Benth. legitimate

Cooper, W.E. & Cooper, W.T. (2004), Fruits of the Australian Tropical Rainforest: 303 [secondary reference]

common name: Slender-fruited Wattle [n/a]

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